Thought and Strategy Formulation
As a new manager, what are your strengths concerning strategy formulation and implementation? To find out, think about how to handle challenges and issues in your university or job. Then mark (a) or (b) for each of the following items, depending on which is more descriptive of your behavior. There are no right or wrong answers. Respond to each item as it best describes how you respond to work situations.
1. When keeping records, I tend to
a. Be careful about documentation.
b. Be haphazard about documentation.
2. If I run a group or a project, i
a. Have the general idea and let others figure out how to do the tasks.
b. Try to figure out specific goals, timelines and expected outcomes.
3. My thinking style could be more accurately described as
a. Linear thinker, going from A to B to C.
b. Thinking like a grasshopper, hopping from one idea to another.
4. In my office or home things are
a. Here and there in various piles.
b. Laid out nearly or at least in a reasonable order.
5. I take pride in developing
a. Ways to overcome a barrier to a solution.
b. New hythotheses about the underlying cause of a problem.
6. I can best help strategy by encouraging
a. Openness to a wide range of assumptions and ideas.
b. Thoroughness when implementing new ideas
7. One of my strengths is
a. Commitment to making things work
b. Commitment to a dream for the future.
8. I am most effective when I emphasize
a. Inventing original solutions
b. Making practical improvement.
1. When keeping records, I tend to
a. Be careful about documentation.
b. Be haphazard about documentation.
2. If I run a group or a project, i
a. Have the general idea and let others figure out how to do the tasks.
b. Try to figure out specific goals, timelines and expected outcomes.
3. My thinking style could be more accurately described as
a. Linear thinker, going from A to B to C.
b. Thinking like a grasshopper, hopping from one idea to another.
4. In my office or home things are
a. Here and there in various piles.
b. Laid out nearly or at least in a reasonable order.
5. I take pride in developing
a. Ways to overcome a barrier to a solution.
b. New hythotheses about the underlying cause of a problem.
6. I can best help strategy by encouraging
a. Openness to a wide range of assumptions and ideas.
b. Thoroughness when implementing new ideas
7. One of my strengths is
a. Commitment to making things work
b. Commitment to a dream for the future.
8. I am most effective when I emphasize
a. Inventing original solutions
b. Making practical improvement.